$9,750
H 29 in W 92 in D 36 in
Mario Bellini 'Le Bambole' Daybed in Butterscotch Suede for C&B Italia, 1970s
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A celebrated icon of Italian design, this 'Le Bambole' daybed was designed by Mario Bellini for C&B
Fabric, Suede, Foam
$15,489
H 30 in W 100 in D 72 in
1970s Bamboletto Series "Le Bambole" bed daybed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
By Mario Bellini
Located in Biella, IT
1970s Bamboletto Series "Le Bambole" bed and daybed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia with document.
Textile
$10,819Sale Price / item|25% Off
H 29.14 in W 94.49 in D 35.44 in
Day bed Le Bambole by Mario Bellini for B&b Italia 1972
By Mario Bellini
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Pair of daybed Le Bambole designed by Mario Bellini for B&b Italia 1970, reupholster in
Leather, Cotton, Linen
$7,744
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Le Bambole Bed In Buffalo Leather By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic “Le Bambole” collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Velvet
$7,744
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Le bambole bed in green velvet By Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic “Le Bambole” collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Velvet
$10,723
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Brown leather Le Bambole folding bed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Iconic Le Bambole folding bed / daybed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in its original brown
Leather, Fabric
$24,000
H 28.35 in W 28.35 in D 66.93 in
Bamboletto by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in Light Grey Frosted Leather 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The "Le Bambole-Bamboletto" daybed a rare edition design by the Italian architect and designer
Leather
$24,000
H 28.35 in W 28.35 in D 66.93 in
Bamboletto by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in Cognac Leather 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The "Le Bambole-Bamboletto" daybed a rare edition design by the Italian architect and designer
Leather
$24,000
H 28.35 in W 28.35 in D 66.93 in
Bamboletto by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in Grey Frosted Leather 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The "Le Bambole-Bamboletto" daybed a rare edition design by the Italian architect and designer
Leather
$21,639
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 59.06 in
Italian Modern Le Bambole Striped Daybed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1976
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Vicenza, IT
This Le Bambole day bed was designed by Mario Bellini in 1972 and manufactured by B&B Italia in
Cotton, Foam
Unavailable
H 30 in W 36 in D 95 in
Mario Bellini Le Bambole Daybed 1970s B&B Italia newly upholstered brown leather
By Mario Bellini
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Introducing our remarkable vintage 'Le Bambole' daybed sofa, designed by the renowned Mario Bellini
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Italian Modern Le Bambole Striped Daybed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1976
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Padova, IT
This Le Bambole day bed was designed by Mario Bellini in 1972 and manufactured by B&B Italia in
Steel
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Exlusive, Leather Le Bambole Day-Bed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This Le Bambole day-bed was designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. It features a
Leather, Foam
Unavailable
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Very Exclusive Leather Day-Bed Le Bambole by Mario Bellini for B&B, Italia, 1970
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Brussels, BE
This Le Bambole day-bed was designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. It features
Leather
Sold
H 28.35 in W 66.93 in L 28.35 in
Mario Bellini 'Le Bambole' Daybed Sofa in Brown Velvet for B&B Italia
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern daybed couch by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s In it's original brown black
Velvet, Foam
"Bamboletto" by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The "Le Bambole-Bamboletto" daybed a rare edition design by the Italian architect and designer
Fabric
Mario Bellini 'Le Bambole' daybed for B&B, 1970s, white
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Milano, IT
Daybed anni '70 della serie 'Le Bambole' disegnato da Mario Bellini e prodotto da B&B. Rivestito
Fabric
Mario Bellini 'Le Bambole' daybed for B&B, 1970s, white
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, IT
Daybed anni '70 della serie 'Le Bambole' disegnato da Mario Bellini e prodotto da B&B. Rivestito
Fabric
Le Bambole Bed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic "Le Bambole" collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Fabric
Le Bambole Bed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic "Le Bambole" collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Alpaca, Velvet
Le Bambole Bed In Velvet By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic “Le Bambole” collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Leather
Sold
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Le Bambole Bed In Buffalo Leather By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic “Le Bambole” collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Leather
Sold
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Le Bambole Bed in Buffalo Leather by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
The Iconic "Le Bambole" collection by Mario Bellini also features this amazing kingsize foldable
Leather, Canvas
Il Bamboletto by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia
By Mario Bellini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Rare first edition “ Le Bambole-Bamboletto ” daybed designed in 1972 by Mario Bellini and
Suede, Fabric
Sold
H 30.32 in W 67.33 in D 92.92 in
Mario Bellini B&B Italia Le Bambole Cognac Leather Daybed Sofa, Italy, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Catania, IT
"Le Bambole" daybed/ sofa designed by Mario Bellini for B&B ITALIA in Italy, 1970s. A comfortable
Leather
Sold
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Le Bambole Bamboletto Collection by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia New Leather
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Bamboletto daybed - dormeuse from the 'Le Bambole' collection design Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
Leather
Sold
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 98.43 in
Exclusive, Leather Le Bambole Day-Bed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Castenray, NL
This Le Bambole day-bed was designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. It features a
$1,695
H 15.75 in W 81.75 in D 36.75 in
1960s Cleopatra Daybed by A.R. Cordemeyer for Auping, Teak and Black Metal
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Auping
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cleopatra daybed by A.R. Cordemeyer combines sleek enameled metal with warm teak end caps and includes a new black mattress and cylindrical bolster. Developed in 1953 for Royal Aupin...
Metal
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast iron base and sculptural hard paper shade by Werkstätte ...
Iron, Brass
$4,808
H 20.87 in W 79.53 in D 33.47 in
Beautiful Bamboo and Rattan Daybed in Ivory Bouclé, Italy, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful high quality daybed in very good condition. Two available. This exquisite midcentury daybed is handmade using the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship It is w...
Fabric, Bouclé, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
$1,191 / set
H 23.63 in W 11.82 in D 14.57 in
Space Age Style Lacquered Wooden Cabinets, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of white lacquered cabinets of excellent quality, generously thick carved and shaped wood. Furniture that can be used in bathrooms, offices. The design style is close to Joe Col...
Wood, Lacquer
$34,000
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
Lounge Chair for Brazil Industries, Percival Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Percival Lafer Lounge Chair for Brazil Industries circa 1970s Edelman Leather, Brazillian Rosewood 28 3/4 x 40 x 28 3/4 inches.
Leather, Rosewood
Ligne Roset Leather Togo Loveseat by Michel Ducajoy
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Ligne Roset Togo Leather Loveseat, designed by Michel Ducaroy, is an iconic piece known for its unique, low-profile, and ultra-comfortable design. Made entirely of dense foam, th...
Leather, Foam
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Pair of Bauhaus Modernist StyleTubular Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Great pair of Bauhaus tubular sling chairs in cowhide and matte steel. The arm covers are black leather that lace up underneath while the seat and back are lace-up cowhide. Similar ...
Steel
$2,150
H 12.6 in W 12.6 in D 11.42 in
Modular Side Table by Willy Guhl for Eternit AG, Switzerland, 1954
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Willy Guhl’s modular cubic side table for Eternit AG, handmade in Switzerland in 1954. This rare piece exemplifies Guhl’s groundbreaking design approach, crafted with precision from ...
Concrete, Cement
$3,900
H 16.15 in W 78.75 in D 47.25 in
Danish Modern Daybed, Reupholstered, Made in Pine, by Nyt i Bo, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A large Danish mid century daybed in solid pine, reupholstered in grey wool. Made by a Danish company "Nyt i Bo" in 1970s. This daybed can also be used as a couch or a freestandin...
Wool, Pine
$14,800 / set
H 28.75 in W 48.04 in D 34.65 in
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Armchairs for B&B Italia, White, 1971, Set of 2
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” armchairs for B&B Italia, steel, foam and white faux-fur, Italy, 1971, set of two. The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are...
Faux Fur, Foam
Elliston Daybed by West Haddon Hall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This solid oak daybed is sure to compliment any space with its minimalist and graceful solid oak frame. The piece features a handcrafted French tufted mattress that boasts the tradit...
Mohair, Oak
$2,000 / item
H 16 in W 5.5 in D 6 in
Kawa Wall Sconce 01, Porcelain, Brass, Ceramic Wall Light, Organic, Handmade
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tactile and textured porcelain wall sconce light in a bulbous racetrack shape. The translucent porcelain diffuser casts a warm-colored glow when lit. Shown in the photos with a wax...
Brass
$5,409
H 33.08 in W 78.75 in D 20.87 in
Giovanni Michelucci Torbecchia Sideboard in Walnut Wood by Poltronova 1964
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Torbecchia sideboard is entirely realized in solid veneered walnut wood, with two frontal hinging doors, two drawers, and a storage unit under the openable top part. The signature o...
Wood, Walnut
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2023.
Stainless Steel
Milan-born architect and designer Mario Bellini just may be the closest thing to a modern-day Renaissance man: His creative output spans genres, from electronics to furniture to architecture to cars, comprising iconic designs in each. Vintage Mario Bellini sofas, dining chairs and other seating pieces are widely coveted, and the designer has been the recipient of multiple prestigious Compasso d’Oro awards. More than 20 of his works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Born in 1935, Bellini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan before founding his own firm in his native city in the early 1960s. He soon branched out beyond architecture, however, first for the tech manufacturer Olivetti, where he served as chief industrial design consultant from 1963 to 1991. During that time, Bellini oversaw the design of some of Olivetti’s most popular typewriters.
His penchant for electronic design didn’t stop there: Bellini also designed cameras for Fuji, televisions for Brionvega and a slew of audio devices for Yamaha, then served as design consultant for Renault and devised the interior of the 1980 Lancia Trevi for Fiat. Meanwhile, his architecture work spans continents, including such modern gems as the Museum of Islamic Arts at the Louvre, the National Gallery of Victoria extension in Melbourne, the Dubai Creek Complex and the Milan Convention Centre in his hometown.
And then there’s the furniture: Over the last 70 years, Bellini has designed office furniture for Vitra; lamps for Artemide, Erco and FLOS; porcelain for Rosenthal and long-admired sofas and other seating for Kartell, Natuzzi, B&B Italia, Cassina and more.
His oft-imitated 1977 Cab chair for Cassina, comprising 16 individual pieces of saddle leather that create a “skin” over a minimal metal frame, remains one of the manufacturer’s best sellers today. His pudgy-legged, round tables for Cassina foreshadow Faye Toogood’s widely loved Roly Poly line. His postmodern Summa armchairs for Kartell, as well as his elegant Chiara floor lamp, still lure collectors on vintage furniture websites.
Bellini’s most famous contribution to furniture design, though, may be his 1970 Camaleonda sofa for B&B Italia (then C&B Italia). An entrant to the 1972 MoMA show “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,” the seat takes its name from the Italian words for chameleon and wave. Its bulbous, modular form makes it infinitely flexible. The sofa was a runaway hit at the show and, once discontinued, remained so popular among vintage dealers that B&B Italia reissued it in 2020 with all recycled materials and interchangeable seat covers. “Of all the objects I have designed, Camaleonda is perhaps the best in terms of its sense of freedom,” Bellini said.
Browse an expansive collection of vintage Mario Bellini furniture — including dining tables, armchairs, mid-century sofas and more — today on 1stDibs.
An antique or vintage daybed is a practical solution for furnishing any modest-sized bedroom or guest room and can even be a versatile option for the reading nook in your living room.
Daybeds, which traditionally comprise a simple three-sided frame and twin-size mattress or boxy foam cushion, have a long history that dates back at least to the early Greeks and Romans. The spare construction and multipurpose nature of these multifunctional marvels — they’re not loveseats, sofas or chaise longues, but each share some commonalities — have over time rendered them an easy and often essential piece of seating.
All manner of daybeds have materialized over the years. There are ornate, unconventional versions created in the Louis XV, Art Deco and Empire styles, while popular mid-century modern iterations include the Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, as well as the Nelson daybed, which architect George Nelson created for Herman Miller in the 1940s. But you don’t have to limit yourself to one of the classics.
Variations on the daybed have been developed all over the world, and contemporary examples come in all shapes, upholstery options and sizes. (They’re no longer limited to twin size.) No matter what style you choose, this luxury furnishing ensures that you don’t have to wait until nighttime to start dreaming.
On 1stDibs, find a cozy collection of antique, new and vintage daybeds today.